RJ triples full-year profit

Surging passenger numbers and its entry into oneworld provided a significant financial boost to Royal Jordanian, which reported a JOD20.4 million ($28.6 million) profit in 2007 that represented a more-than-threefold increase from the JOD6.1 million earned the prior year.
Operating revenue climbed 21.5% to JOD543 million, with operating profit nearly tripling to JOD33 million from JOD13 million in 2006. Passenger numbers rose 18% to 2.4 million and load factor was up 4 points to 71%.
RJ said ...

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